Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 5, 1916, Page 4

necticut has forty-. bhundred and sixty- districts, and sixty routes. is s0ld in every all of he R. F. D. tern Connecticut. E AND CORRECTION CONFERENCE. of the annual Chari- n conference held in week a great many in the state have gotten a the work in which this engaged. It h: been a elearing house for ideas many of the defective , prevail throughout ti of the state, and _experiences of others and s and discussions re- way in which some of jlems common to all are it is possible for the "attendance to carry ihe i to still larger numbers _motion work which not i be but ought to be done. ighly important that public hould be enlightened along in which those engaged uplift movements are work- that it should be to cope with the prob- g to succeed, and it must that every such confer- lly in such enlight- only are those who are administering charities, | @re directing penal insti- ories or hospitals defectives and unfor- pund to profit through such f opinions, but the general ot fail to develop a greater 4 such undertakings and as better and a more united matters have beer neglect- or have not been given tion that they deserve best reason for bringinz ‘Where charitable Work is undertaken it and efficient. The ( others handie problems on to all often dis- that would be bene- and such conferences, " ‘wherever held, al s much food for serious) AND PROOF, ousse possible that the *he German govern- @ to the conclusion that nes torpedoed the t Zoundation, for #n no official refort to i such is only in accord opinion formed as p elrcumstances sur- ‘disaster and the evi- < Its trial, however, has shown it to be a failure and from the reports coming from London now it has been practically decided that conscription must be resorted to, in spite of the sentimental objections and the diffi- culties that may be involved. ° ° Great Britain had been muddling along to the point where it has ap- parently found that a change must be made. That the first reading of a conseription measure in the house of commons should draw forthno greater opposition than it did indicates pretty clearly that it is recognized that the time has come when a change must take place. England has always ex- pected every man to do his duty but it has at last awakened to the fact that if they are going to do so there must be some other influence used than moral suasion. It is one of the re- sults of the terrible war, but in view of what that country has at stake and the failure of the volunteer tem, it is no more than what be expected. INDIAN LEGISLATION. When there isn’t enough to occupy attention in other directions, there are those who are always trying to bring about a change in the adminis- tration of the Indian affairs, new systems for controlling reservations and the methods of se- lecting those who are placed in charge of such work. That the Indian has suffered from the advantage which has been taken ‘of him cannot be questioned and when honest reforms are advodated they are worthy of se- rious thought, but it is also required that strict attention be given to bloci ing any moves which have an ulte- rior purpose and which seek to throw such matters into politics. There are now several measures be- fore congress relative to the Indians and their reservations. One of them secks to remove the control of the Five Tribes from the Indian bureau and place their affairs In the hands of a political appointee. Another would give the Indians the privilege of appointing their own supérintend- ents, and still another would place the entire control of Indian affairs in the hands of a commission of three who would be responsible only to congress. The federal government stands for the protection of the Indian and his rights. It is obligated to this at all times and there ought not to be any changes made in such control unless there s good and sufficient reason for it. There are of course reasons why these particular measures are being advocated but it can herdly be con- sidered that they are for the benefit of the Indians themselves. Such leg- islation would remove the responsi- bility from the dpvernment and place it upon those who might or might not have the best interests of the In- dians at heart, and that is just what must be avoided. It would be a gross mistake to introduce re- forms only to have- it disclosed later that greater injustice instead of greater justice had been done to the red man. EDITORIAL NOTES. May appears to be as determined that the sun shall not shine as tear- ful April was. 3 The man on the corner says: One of the big mnoises in a little town is that made by pounding the beefsteak for supper. Great Britain isn't taking any chances regarding the possibility of the leaders in that Dublin revolt try- Ing it over again. ——— If it is Germany’s purpose to quib- ble in its reply, it must mean that it doesn’t consider the last American note as final. In deciding not to press his demand for the withdrawal of the expedition- ary force, General Obregon recognizes that discretion is the better part of valor. If that Long Island man succeeds in running automobiles with water, it will not be long before someone will be trying to take out a license for the town pump. It may be all right to mortgage the farm to buy an automobile, but it is pretty tough when a second mortgage has to be nszouuad in order to buy the fuel to run it. The claim is now made that the south is for protection. A little more of the democratic administration and there will be no trouble in breaking up the solid south. — = General Obregon has apparently reached the sensible conclusion that Mexico might as well make use of It may be claimed by the United States health service that walking is the best and cheapest health insur- From the action which was taken in the Michigan republican convention Held May 6—Associated Meet May 12 and 13. k, Camp, Vance McCormick, Thorne, and Swan watched the work. Brides and Marting took charge of the linemen and had them tackling the dummy and practice charging. The backfield men under Coach Jones and Dr. Bull went through some simple formations and practiced falling on the ball. LeGore and Braden did the punting, and the ends under Alcott were put to work running down under the punts with- out tackling the backs. At a meeting of all football candidates held in the trophy room of the gymnasium Mon- day evening, in summing up his ideas in regard to spring football, Coach Jones said: “Too much emphasis can- not be laid on the importance of spring football practice... Absolutely every one who intends to play football next fall must report for spring practice or give good reason for not doing so. The work will begin in September where we leave off this spring. Thor- ough drilling in all the fundamentals with a lot of good solid work is what we must have now, and no_candidate car_afford to miss this. We expect every man to be on the job every aft- ernoon.” The university two-mile rel y, team composed of Rolfe, Cooper, Barker, and Overton, equalled the world's record and won the championsip of America, in the Pennsylvania relay at Franklin Field Philadelphia, last Sat- urday. . Captain Oler, 1916, tied for in the high jump with Richards of Cor- rell. Harvard won the one-mile re- lay, with Princeton second, and Penn- sylvania third, Simpson, of Missouri, equalled the world's record in the 120 yard hurdles. The two-mile relay championship was the feature of the a; Yale finished in the world's ord time of 7 minutes 53 seconds. ichigan, Chicago, Pennsyivania, and Princeton were the other entries. It has been definitely decided that the annval spring regatta will be held on the Quinnipiac River and New Ha- ven tharhor on Saturday, May 6, and not on the Housatonic as has been re- ported. Eight races will be rowed. The first three fresaman boats will row against outside crews, the first ag: agairst the Atlanta Boat Club, the second against Springfield High Sehool, and the third asainst Choate School. e second Choate eight will gompete with the five lower freshman ‘ombinations. Two heats will be held and the winners will race in the fin- The principal event will be the terclass race between the seniors, iors, and sophomores. The win- ning crew in this race will meet the Harvard championship class_crew in a race on the Charles River, Saturday, May '20. The second juniors and sophomores wil row against a crew made up from all the classes. A sin- gle scull race wiil also be held. Yale won second place with 28 vic- tories and 17 defeats in the intercol- legiate fencing championship tourna- ment, held at the Hotel _Astor, last Saturday. The United States Naval Academy for the second time won the team championship, winning 36 bouts and losing nine. Columbia, Cornell, Harvard, and Pennsylvania ranked in order. At the annual meeting of the Intercollegiate fencing league, R. F. Pflieger, 1917, captain of the Yale team, was elected president to suc- ceed Mouquin of Columbia. During the tournament Captain Pfliege re- ceived a deep slash on the left side in defating Russell of Harvard, but he was able to resume and win his bout. The Shakespeare tercentanary wiil be celebrated at Yale under the aus- pices of the Elizabethan club, on Fri- day, when Professor W. A. Neilson of Harvard university, will lecture on “Shakespeare and Religion.” - The lecture will be held in Lampson Lyce- um. On Saturday and Sunday there will be an exhibition of rare Shakes- pearean quartos and folios, and of al- lusion books, portraits and other ma- terial of interest to the student of Shakespeare. The exhibition will be held in the Chittenden reading room of the University Library. The university crew held its first practice on the Housatonic course Monday afternoon. This is the first time the crew has been on the water since the Pennsylvania race. ‘The university and second crews rowed to- gether for about ten miles, the uni- versity rowing at 26, and the second at 20. Up to this time the stroke for the University has been kept at about 20 during practice, but it was raised to 26 early in Monday's practice and kept there for the rest of the after- noon. The seatings of the two crews bave not been changed, the make-ups being the same as before the Pennsyl- vania race. been having trouble with the new shell which, although it 15 the third which has been tried this year, sinks t00 low in the water and is inclined to drag. A mew shell is on the way and wiil arrive in a few days. The coach- ing launch “Boola” has been moved to the new course and was used in prac- tice. The second crew is fast round ing into shape for the American Hen- ley, and in view of the good showing it made in the Pennsylvania races con- siderable is expected of its perform- ance on the Schuylkill. The new boat house has a number of showers, and accommodations for four shells. In case the present course does not prove { satistactory the crews will move to the river above the dam. The university relay team won the national relay -swimming champion- ship held in the Chicago Athletic Club pool, April 22, in the record time of 4 minutes 1 2-5 seconds. This vic- tory gave the team the first leg on the Fitzgerald cup, which ‘was offered this year for the first time, and must be won three times to be retained perm- anently. The team returned last Wed- nesday from & 2,000 mil trip. The two dual meets in which the men competed were both lost to the Chi- cago Athletic Club. The team left New York for the vacation trip on ‘Wednesday, April 19, bound for Buffa- lo. Here they missed connections for Cincinnat!, and were compelled to cancel the dual meet scheduled for Thursday night with the Cincinnati Gymnasium and Athletic Club. This is the second time the Unjversity Swimming team has falled to meet Cincinnati, the 1913 team being held up by the floods. In Cleveland the tea mwas entertained at the Cleveland Athletic Club. The New York trip of the Yale In- dustrial Service Committee will held Saturday. This trip, which is arranged by the Yale Civie Service League of the New York Yale Club, ‘wil be conducted by Clyde Martin, 1913 S. Study of social conditions. in S iy shl e ‘portunity for inspection the most points in New 1 Fou"ere e puibosts of 15a P Relay Tassn Equals Workd's Rocond Swiny Regatia’ t- b The University crew has! of dun, affording lnoz-‘ v i New England Yale Clubs to The itinerary includes visits to the Metropolian Life Insurance Company w flm' m'g:‘ck‘::fl‘l Island, um of A Municipal Lodging House and the Night Court. Plans have been completed for the annual meeting and fleld day of the Associated New England Yale Clubs, to be held in Providence, on Friday and Saturday, May 12 and 13. The meeting on Friday evening will be followed by a smoker at the Turk's Head Club at which there wil be an informal discussion of the subject, “Entrance Requirements for Academic and Sheft.” Last year's subject was, “How to Bring to Yale the Kind of Boy that Yale 'Wants.” The fleld day on Saturday will begin with tennis and goif events at the Agawam Hunt Club. . At noon there will be a base- ball game between teams of the Bos- ton Yale Club and the Rhode Island Association. This will be the third of the championship series for the cup, two legs of which the Rhode Island association has already won. The assoclation winning the three legs will retain possession of the cup. A Rhode Island clam dinner at the Pomham club will follow the bal game. The Agawam Hunt Club, where the golf and tennis may be played has extend- ed its courtesies to all members of the, Associated New England Clubs at- tending the field day on Saturday morning. A snowstorm prevented the fresh- man baseball team from playing And- over, at Andover, Wednesday after- noon. Frank J. Lynch, 1918 S, Law- rence, Mass., has becn elected captain of the 1919 team. Lynch played end on the freshman football team and ran on the freshman relay team. He pre- pared at Exeter, where he played in the outfield of the baseball team and substituted for two years on the foot- ball team. The track season opened for both ‘the university and freshmien last Saturday afternoon when the Class of 1917 won the an- nual Spring Interclass track meet at Yale Field, with-41 points. There were over '150 entries in the various events. The Academic Sophomores and Seniors follow in close order with 27 and 18 1-2 points respectively. The Class of 1916 S. was fourth with 7 points, and the others finished as fol- lews: ' 1919, fifth, 6 1-2 points; and 1917 S. and 1918 S, tied with 2 points. No records were equalled or broken, but the results wers good in view of the cold weather and the small amount of outdor prectice the squad has had. The two sups given by Captain Oler, one for the highest point winner among “Y” men, the other for . the highest: point winner among non-“Y” men, were won by H. I Treadway, 1917 and by J. V. Farwell ,1918. The freshman runners showed up well in the meet scoring in almost every event. It is expected the freshmen will have an unusually well balanced team this season. was formally Woolsey Hall was the scene of an unusual and interesting celebration last Sunday evening, when people of many nationalities were gathered to- gether in honor of those admitifd to citizenship during the past year. This gathering was the result of a plan presented before the Connecticut So- ciety of the Sons of the American Revolution, by General David Hum- phreys Branch, whereby it was point- ed out that this organization ought to take the lead in promoting a “get- together” spirit between all nationali- ties of the city, thereby stimulating interest in patriotism and citizenship. Accordingly, an _informal _conference was Reld at the Chamber of Commerce and it was decided to have an official general meeting of all patriotic soci- eties to discuss whether or not a cel- ebration should be held. Twenty- nine delegates attended this confer- ence and voted unanimously to hold a celebration. Fifteen nationalities were represented on the general celebra- tion committee. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The Weather—and Uncle Horace. Mr. Editor: It used to be t'other way about, but as Nature beats him to it We turn the title tail to, like a horse’s rump to manger. The weather is nice to have around to remark upon—so is Uncle Horace. They are both charming institutions. ‘Coming down to brass tacks, hasn't the weather put it all over the prophet this hitch? Those five fateful days, Saturday last to Wednesday, were a choice lot, the finest ever this year of our Lord 1916. Il say yes—won't you? They do say that Uncle Horace is smart—knows it all—but, by the great Wwooden nutmeg, he can’t boss Mother Nature, and I'm glad of it, ain’t you? ‘We didn’t have his flood in March, nor the big shake-up due this week, but on Monday the chimney swallows arrived, and shad are running well. Now while Uncle Horace hollers “Lord help us,” let us give thanks, heping for a long fruitful season, a decent winter and speedy end of war. Long live Uncle Horace, second only to the weather as a subject of cheerful Yankee conversation! JOHN R. DOWNER. Willimantic, May 3, 1915, Words of Appreciation. Mr. Editor: I write you this line to express to you my appreciation of your editoriais on the war situation in general. They are sane and they view matters on all sides. Your es- timate of the Irish rebeliion as ex- pressed this morning is as bracing as it is just. Sincerely, J. ALUAN SPODELL. _ Jewett (City, May 2, 191. Stories of the War | Half Million War Gift. King George, who has made a gift of $500,000 to the Treasury for war purposes, is by no means the richest of European monarchs, for though he receives close to $2,500,000 per year, three- of that sum has to be set aside for official expenses. The King of Italy receives $3,750,000, the Emperor of Germany $4,600,000, and the Emperor of Austria $5,250,000 from the State, and the two latter like the ‘e |men returni i vithout having visited the framt. ere course, no _monotony uch o confiict w» that waged at Ver- ant any point lines there be bursts wil furnish & ‘men snzaged, E: Vi Using Won- ivery Cors Vanishes by U E : Tent it et s Gilleancd w a just a little “Gets-It” makes—on corns and calluses? It's always might somewhere in the world, with many “Whee! I Don’t Care! I Got Rid of M: Coras With ‘Gets-I'” i3 folks humped up, with cork-screwed faces, gouging, picking, drilling out their corns, making es of their toes with plasters, bandages, tape and contraptions—and the “holler” in their corns goes on forever! Don't you do it. Use “Gets-It,” it's marvelous, simple never \fails. Apply it in 2 seconds. Nothing to stick to the stocking, hurt or irritate the toe. Pain stops. Corn comes “clean off,” quick. It's ome of the gems of the world. Try it— youw'll kick—from joy. For corns, calluses, warts, bunions. “Gets-It” is sold everywhere, 25c a bottle, or sent direct by E. Lawrence & Co., Chicago, 1l tions have achieved the desired re- sult, or failed, as the case may be, tho fighting settlés back into its previous state, so distressing to officers and men. Question soldiers at the front as to what has impressed them most in the operations and almost invariably comes the reply: ‘The monotony; the terrible same- ness of it all.” Nowhere in the west is war more invisible than in Flanders. Literally there is nothing to be seen. A misty gray line of trees, a ruineddfarmhouse, a stake or two with tangled barbed- wire—that is all there is to show where the enemy is lying. Yet the haunting impression is always pres- ent that unseen hostile eyes are watch- ing. 1t is a desolate melancholy country. To the stranger the only gay thing about it is the windmills. Right up within the zome of fire they continue to throw up their arms with extrava- gant gestures to the skies, working away steadily at their daily task, despite the invader, with true Belgian persistence and obstinacy. Many of. them have of course been mutilated by shell fire. French Generals Lose Sons. French Generals who have exercised commands during the war have had a total of 36 sons and sons-in-law killed in action, General de Castelnau, as is well known, has lost three sons, Gen- eral Feuche a son and a son-in-law, General Baillioud a son and a son-in- law, General de Maud’huy a son, Gen- eral D'Amade a son, General Dessirfer three sons, General de Pouydraguin iwo sons, General de Lardemelle two sons, General Nayraud two sons, Gen- eral Ganeval a_ son-in-law (General Ganeval himself was killed at the Dardanelles), General de le Nanou- velle two sons, General Ebenar a son, General de Beroit a son, General Bon nal, a sen, General de Mondesir a sor in-law, General de Vassart a son-in- law, General Falque a son, General Chailley a son, Rear Admiral Amet a son, General de Morlaincourt a son- in-law, General Louis a son, General Corvisart a son, General de Lestrac a son, General de Lestapis a son, Gen- erai Bonfait a son, General Dieudonne a son. QOTHER VIEW POINTS A clean city is not a whim; it is a necessity. The looks of the thing Is not the underlying mqgive. When cen- turies ago it was written that clean! ness is next to godliness, the full sci- entific meaning of the truth was not in the least conceived. For godliness, for abundant life, for healthful life, for the highest prosperity, for _material prosperity, for comfort and for joy, a clean city will count—New Haven Register. In short, liberty of spesch means the right to express an opinion. It does not concern at all the other equally im- portant doctrine that under a republi- can form of government the majority must rule and that the majority has held and probably will always hold that the right to speak does not and cannot be made to imply the right to violate other laws which forbid certain acts without any regard to excuses, either serfous or shifty.- Anarchists, for example, have the right of free speech, but they have also the responsibility for inciting violence or committing vio- lence, and for these offenses they can be punished. Inciting violence is the more common form of attack, and it In that case it is not the opinion that is attacked, but the attempt to bring about action that is forbidden by law. —Hartford Times. IR ‘With only a few short weeks' before the republican national convention it is natural that the candidates should be getting busy along the lines of po- litical preparedness. They have to make their showing as strong as pos- sible before the convention really cpens for it is well understood that most of the favorite sons will vanish from the reckoning after the first ballot. They are named by their states purely for complimentary purposes. The Hughes chances seem brightest at the present ‘writing, with Colonel Roosevelt engag. ed in a desperate attempt to swing the west in line again for aim. Consider- ing the temper of those who once fol- lowed his banner it is a foriorn hope. He will make a great tumult through- outthe western cities, butwhen it comes to the ballot it is hard to sce how he can hope to cause anything like a stampede. Why will not the colonel, if he is sincere in his desire to_over- throw the demoeracy, eliminate himselt and let a man, who does not inherit hatreds, represent the party to which hea‘f willing to return.—Ansonia Sen- tin The War A Year Ago Today May 8, 1915 Germans drove British back, but were checked by French. Russians retreated along Galician from Carpathian slopes. Teutons captured Gorfics. - Turks cheoked alliss at Sedd-ul- * can be and sometimes is met by force. | 3 quart Cake Dish Boiler BULLETIN BUILDING Auto Delivery mcmmmwmmsmmcovm : -6 quart Berlin Kettle with Cover | 6 quart Roaster 16 Strainer . THE HOU 6 inch Steamer 2 SEHOLD 74 FRANKLIN STREET Telephone 531-4 ° THE WAR PRIMER By National Geographic Society Durango—The march of General Pershing’s punitive expeditionary force to Durango, Mexico, has focused pub- lic interest on this state which has an area equal to Virginia and a pop- ulation not exceeding that of New Hampshire, which is less than one- fourth as large. The National Geo graphic Society of Washington has is- sued an interesting and informative buletin on this rich political division of the Southern republic, which says: “Durango is surpassed in the num- ber sof its mining properties, aggre- gating mora than 4,000, by only two states in Mexico—Chihuahua and Son- ora. Its natural resources include silver, gold, lead, tin, copper, sulphur and rubies. The state’s wealth is not confined to minerals, howecer, for there are extensive forests of valuable timber and the agricultural resources are capable of almost unlimited de- velopment, while 1,000,000 head of stock find rich pasturage on its fer- tile tableland. “The Nazas River, which empties into Lake Habas, is the principal wa- terway of the state. It is known as the” Nile of Durango. In the spring, as the snow melts, the river inundates its valley, leaving a rich deposit of silt brought down from the mountains. After the waters have receded the land bursts into bloom like a minia- ture Egypt, cotton, barley, and wheat growing in great luxuriance, while the whole landscape assumes the aspect of a flower garden. “One of the most interesting trees to be found on the mountain slopes of Durango is a species of pine the needles of which the Indiars and Mex- icans boil and use as a remedy for stomach troubles. Its taste is like that of anise seed. The wood of this trec is inuch used by the Indians in the manufacture of their primitive violins. “One of the products indigenous to Durango, but one of which the state does not boast, is a_venomous species of scorpion whose sting is almost in- variably fatal in the warm regions of the state but which is more pain- ful than dangerous in the higher and cooler altitudes. In the _vicinity of Durango City 60,000 of these reptiles are killed annuaily, some of the na~ tives making a b usiness of desroying them, collecting from the municipali- ty a bounty of one centavo per scor- pion. “At an elevation of 6,000 feet, the city of Durango, capital of the state, enjoys a matchless climate which has “1DON'T SUFFER ANY MORE” “Feel Like a New Person,” says Mrs. Hamilton, 1 was eleven years old until I was seven-! y teen I suffered each their health to it, is it not reasona- ble to believe that it is an article of great merit? earned it the sobriquet, ‘town of sun- shine’ ish settlements in the republic, hav- ing been founded by Captain Tbarra two vears before the followers of Don Pedro the permanent colonization of the Uni- ted States at St. Augustine. of the present city was reached by the adventurer and silver seeker Mer- cado, ists madic savage tribes. ango will by a imen mous Iron Mountain, of the suburbs. When Ibarra arrived with his colon- “One of the odd customs of the Dur- for children. ied’ is the explanation which a native 2 bundle bound in white. of the child are obligated to give it joytully to heaven, to the accompan- is weeping the baby cannot enter par- adise until it has gathered all the 1t is one of the oldest Span- |tears e of the places of historic inter- est which American troops may: see is the town of Santiago de Papesquiaro, said to derive its name from ‘paz quiero,” meaning ‘I want peace’ The phrase alludes to the defeat of the In- dians following a massacreé of the missionaries and a burning of the churches by the Tepehuanes and Tar- ahumares in 1616. After the outrage the Indians gathered a force estimated at 25000 and marched on Durango City. The governor of the province, with 600 valiant whites, determined to resist and save the territory for Sain. In the battle which followed the Span- ish chronicles declare that the gov= ernor completely overcame the insur- gents, who lost 15,000 men. After this overwhelming defeat the Indians wanted peace. Durango derives its name from the old Spanish town of that name, in the aBsque provinces. Menendez de Aviles initiated The site who in 1552 discovered the fa- the country was occupied by no- district is the funeral ceremony ‘An angel is being bur- give of a gay procession headed ‘woman: bearing aloft on a board The parents t of music and dancing. If there i listening to the exquisite music of the Victrola. always a pleasure to hear the world’s best music. % in great variety from $10 to $400, and we’ll gladly arrange terms to suit your convenience. 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